Due to continuous developments in power electronics and advanced semiconductor devices, the brushless DC motor (BLDC), also known as the electronically commuted motor, is seen in commercial and industrial applications. If you are looking for a brushless motor design, this might aid your requirements. TheĀ STEVAL-PTOOL1V1Ā from STMicroelectronics is based on theĀ STSPIN32F0B controller, which is an advanced single shunt BLDC controller with embeddedĀ STM32 MCU, andĀ STL180N6F7Ā (or STL220N6F7) is an N-channel, enhancement type power MOSFET. This compact design measuresĀ 70 mm x 30 mmĀ and is designed for low voltage power tools driven by 3-phase brushless motors, supplied by 2S to 6S Lipo batteries.
These three-phase BLDC motors are known for their high-efficiency capability and easy to drive features. But one of the disadvantages of this kind of motor is that the commutation of the motor phases relies on its rotor position. To tackle the rotor position issue, a sensorless solution is developed for the elimination of the position sensor and its connections between the control unit and the motor.
This board is available for both sensorless and sensor field-oriented control (FOC) and can be designed for up to six-step sensorless control through availableĀ BEMF sensing circuitry. āThe Back-EMF (BEMF) sensing technique is based on the fact that only two phases of a DC Brushless motor are connected at a time, so the third phase can be used to sense the Back-EMF voltage.
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